On April 16, 2020, the European Commission (EC) published guidance (guidance) regarding mobile applications developed to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19 mobile apps). As previously mentioned in our blog posts, the guidance follows the EC recommendation last week on the same topic, and takes into account a prior consultation with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). The guidance expands on the legal bases for data processing identified in the EC’s consultation with…

On April 14, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (the EDPB) published a letter in response to the European Commission’s call for consultation (the letter) regarding its recommendation on the use of mobile applications and location data to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. As previously reported in our blog post, the European Commission’s recommendation sets out a “toolbox” of measures to be implemented across EU member states to address the use of technology in…

On April 8, 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) released its recommendation for a pan-EU approach on the use of technology and data to combat the COVID-19 pandemic (the Recommendation). The Commission calls for the creation of a “toolbox” consisting of practical measures taken at the EU level to address the use of mobile applications to inform individuals or monitor infected persons (COVID-19 mobile apps) and address the use of anonymized population data to…

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) does not just impact companies located in the European Economic Area (EEA). It has a “long-arm” provision which may subject foreign companies to its jurisdiction. There is a fair amount of uncertainty regarding how this provision may be applied. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently issued updated guidelines that shed some light on how national Supervisory Authorities are expected to interpret the extra-territorial reach of the GDPR…

On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General issued further revisions to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). For context, in passing the CCPA, the legislature directed the California Attorney General to solicit broad public participation and adopt regulations to further the purposes of the CCPA. On October 11, 2019, the California Attorney General issued the first draft of the proposed regulations, imposing obligations on businesses that arguably exceeded the statutory …

On February 7, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on the processing of personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications. If adopted in their current form, the draft guidelines will have far-reaching consequences for connected vehicles and mobility applications that operate in Europe. They contain detailed interpretations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related laws. Notably, the draft guidelines apply the EU cookie rules…

On December 10, 2019, the Danish Supervisory Authority (SA) published its final version of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) that data controllers and processors may use to satisfy the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) obligation to enter into a data processing agreement. The Danish SCCs have been reviewed and approved by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Accordingly, they constitute an official template containing the contractual provisions that the Danish SA and the EDPB consider important.…